GAO Month in Review September 2008

About the Month in Review

The Month in Review is a comprehensive list of all reports, testimony, correspondence, and other publications issued by GAO during the previous month, grouped according to subject categories.

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Agriculture and Food

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: EPA Needs More Information and a Clearly Defined Strategy to Protect Air and Water Quality: GAO-08-1177T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations: EPA Needs More Information and a Clearly Defined Strategy to Protect Air and Water Quality from Pollutants of Concern: GAO-08-944, September 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 79 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Electronic Waste: EPA Needs to Better Control Harmful U.S. Exports through Stronger Enforcement and More Comprehensive Regulation: GAO-08-1044, August 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Food Safety: Improvements Needed in FDA Oversight of Fresh Produce: GAO-08-1047, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Business, Industry, and Consumers

Digital Television Transition: Implementation of the Converter Box Subsidy Program Is Under Way, but Preparedness to Manage an Increase in Subsidy Demand Is Unclear: GAO-08-1040, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 41 pages) Recommendations (HTML)

Digital Television Transition: Information on the Implementation of the Converter Box Subsidy Program and Consumer Participation in the Program: GAO-08-1161T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Digital Television Transition: Information on the Implementation of the Converter Box Subsidy Program and Consumer Participation in the Program: GAO-08-1181T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

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Civil Rights

Diversity Management: Important Actions Taken and Planned to Further Enhance Diversity: GAO-08-1160T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Diversity at GAO: Sustained Attention Needed to Build on Gains in SES and Managers: GAO-08-1098, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Diversity at GAO: Sustained Attention Needed to Build on Gains in SES and Managers: GAO-08-1156T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

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Economic Development

Disaster Recovery: Past Experiences Offer Insights for Recovering from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav and Other Recent Natural Disasters: GAO-08-1120, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Mass Care in Disasters: FEMA Should Update the Red Cross Role in Catastrophic Events and More Fully Assess Voluntary Organizations' Mass Care Capabilities: GAO-08-1175T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 67 pages) Accessible Text

Rural Economic Development: Collaboration between SBA and USDA Could Be Improved: GAO-08-1123, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Voluntary Organizations: FEMA Should More Fully Assess Organization's Mass Care Capabilities and Update the Red Cross Role in Catastrophic Events: GAO-08-823, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 83 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Education

Bureau of Indian Education: Improving Interior's Assistance Would Aid Tribal Groups Developing Academic Accountability Systems: GAO-08-1125T, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

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Energy

Electricity Restructuring: FERC Could Take Additional Steps to Analyze Regional Transmission Organizations' Benefits and Performance: GAO-08-987, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 90 pages) Recommendations (HTML)

Energy Markets: Analysis of More Past Mergers Could Enhance Federal Trade Commission's Efforts to Maintain Competition in the Petroleum Industry: GAO-08-1082, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 63 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Nuclear Security: Los Alamos National Laboratory Faces Challenges In Sustaining Physical and Cyber Security Improvements: GAO-08-1180T, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 14 pages) Accessible Text

Nuclear Waste: Action Needed to Improve Accountability and Management of DOE's Major Cleanup Projects: GAO-08-1081, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Oil and Gas Royalties: The Federal System for Collecting Oil and Gas Revenues Needs Comprehensive Reassessment: GAO-08-691, September 3, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text

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Environmental Protection

Carbon Offsets: The U.S. Voluntary Market Is Growing, but Quality Assurance Poses Challenges for Market Participants: GAO-08-1048, August 29, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 59 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Climate Change: Federal Actions Will Greatly Affect the Viability of Carbon Capture and Storage As a Key Mitigation Option: GAO-08-1080, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 66 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Coastal Zone Management: Measuring Program's Effectiveness Continues to Be a Challenge: GAO-08-1045, September 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

EPA Science: New Assessment Process Further Limits the Credibility and Timeliness of EPA's Assessments of Toxic Chemicals: GAO-08-1168T, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

EPA's Execution of Its Fiscal year 2007 New Budget Authority for the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program in the Regional Offices: GAO-08-1109R, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text

Electronic Waste: Harmful U.S. Exports Flow Virtually Unrestricted Because of Minimal EPA Enforcement and Narrow Regulation: GAO-08-1166T, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Environmental Health: EPA Efforts to Address Children's Health Issues Need Greater Focus, Direction, and Top-Level Commitment: GAO-08-1155T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages)

Recent Actions by the Chesapeake Bay Program Are Positive Steps Toward More Effectively Guiding the Restoration Effort, but Additional Steps Are Needed: GAO-08-1131R, August 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

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Financial Management

Audit of Special Counsel Expenditures for the 6 Months Ended March 31, 2008: GAO-08-1122R, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Accessible Text

DCAA Audits: Allegations That Certain Audits at Three Locations Did Not Meet Professional Standards Were Substantiated: GAO-08-993T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

DOD Financial Management: Improvements Are Needed in Antideficiency Act Controls and Investigations: GAO-08-1063, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Government Operations

2010 Census: Census Bureau's Decision to Continue with Handheld Computers for Address Canvassing Makes Planning and Testing Critical: GAO-08-936, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

2010 Census: The Bureau's Plans for Reducing the Undercount Show Promise, but Key Uncertainties Remain: GAO-08-1167T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Assessment of the Explanation That Immigration and Customs Enforcement Provided for Its Subsequent Transfer from the Spectrum Relocation Fund: GAO-08-846R, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Briefing on Observations on the Office of Management and Budget's Report on the Human Resources Line of Business Initiative: GAO-08-1163R, September 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Capitol Visitor Center: Update on Status of Project's Schedule and Cost as of September 24, 2008: GAO-08-1172T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages)

Elections: Federal Program for Certifying Voting Systems Needs to Be Further Defined, Fully Implemented, and Expanded: GAO-08-814, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Elections: Federal Programs for Accrediting Laboratories That Test Voting Systems Need to Be Better Defined and Implemented: GAO-08-770, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Elections: States, Territories, and the District Are Taking a Range of Important Steps to Manage Their Varied Voting System Environments: GAO-08-874, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 122 pages) Accessible Text

Elections: 2007 Survey of State Voting System Programs (GAO-08-1147SP, September 2008), an E-supplement to GAO-08-874: GAO-08-1147SP, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (HTML)

Employment and Training Program Grants: Labor Has Outlined Steps for Additional Documentation and Monitoring but Assessing Impact Still Remains an Issue: GAO-08-1140T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Courthouse Construction: Estimated Costs to House the L.A. District Court Have Tripled and There Is No Consensus on How to Proceed: GAO-08-889, September 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 60 pages) Accessible Text

Federal Real Property: Progress Made in Reducing Unneeded Property, but VA Needs Better Information to Make Further Reductions: GAO-08-939, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Security: Actions Needed to Better Protect Los Alamos National Laboratory's Unclassified Computer Network: GAO-08-1001, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Lobbying Disclosure: Observations on Lobbyists' Compliance with New Disclosure Requirements: GAO-08-1099, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

The Role of the U.S. Government Accountability Office: GAO-08-1171CG, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 35 pages) Accessible Text

The Upcoming Transition: GAO's Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration: GAO-08-1153T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

The Upcoming Transition: GAO's Efforts to Assist the 111th Congress and the Next Administration: GAO-08-1174T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Postal Service: New Delivery Performance Measures Could Enhance Managers' Pay for Performance Program: GAO-08-996, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 33 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Postal Service: Progress Made Toward Implementing GAO's Recommendations to Strengthen Network Realignment Planning and Accountability and Improve Communication: GAO-08-1134R, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Women's Earnings: Federal Agencies Should Better Monitor Their Performance in Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Laws: GAO-08-799, August 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Health

Health Resources and Services Administration: Many Underserved Areas Lack a Health Center Site, and the Health Center Program Needs More Oversight: GAO-08-723, August 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages)

Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals: Number Associated with Medical Devices Unknown, but Experts Report Provider Practices as a Significant Factor: GAO-08-1091R, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Influenza Pandemic: HHS Needs to Continue Its Actions and Finalize Guidance for Pharmaceutical Interventions: GAO-08-671, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 71 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Medicaid: Extent of Dental Disease in Children Has Not Decreased: GAO-08-1176T, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text

Medicaid: Extent of Dental Disease in Children Has Not Decreased, and Millions Are Estimated to Have Untreated Tooth Decay: GAO-08-1121, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy: Assets and Income Are Both Important in Subsidy Denials, and Access to State and Manufacturer Drug Programs Is Uneven: GAO-08-824, September 5, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Medicare: Trends in Fees, Utilization, and Expenditures for Imaging Services before and after Implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: GAO-08-1102R, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

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Homeland Security

Aviation Security: TSA Is Enhancing Its Oversight of Air Carrier Efforts to Screen Passengers against Terrorist Watch-List Records, but Expects Ultimate Solution to Be Implementation of Secure Flight: GAO-08-1136T, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Needs to Consider the Full Costs and Complete All Tests Prior to Making a Decision on Whether to Purchase Advanced Portal Monitors: GAO-08-1178T, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS's Program to Procure and Deploy Advanced Radiation Detection Portal Monitors Is Likely to Exceed the Department's Previous Cost Estimates: GAO-08-1108R, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Needs to Better Address Its Cybersecurity Responsibilities: GAO-08-1157T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text

Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Needs to Fully Address Lessons Learned from Its First Cyber Storm Exercise: GAO-08-825, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Cyber Analysis and Warning: DHS Faces Challenges in Establishing a Comprehensive National Capability: GAO-08-588, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security: Improvements Could Further Enhance Ability to Acquire Innovative Technologies Using Other Transaction Authority: GAO-08-1088, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 24 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Department of Homeland Security: Progress and Continuing Concerns with Acquisition Management: GAO-08-1164T, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Federal User Fees: Improvements Could Be Made to Performance Standards and Penalties in USCIS's Service Center Contracts: GAO-08-1170R, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 8 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Secure Border Initiative: DHS Needs to Address Significant Risks in Delivering Key Technology Investment: GAO-08-1086, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 51 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Secure Border Initiative: DHS Needs to Address Significant Risks in Delivering Key Technology Investment: GAO-08-1148T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Secure Border Initiative: Observations on Deployment Challenges: GAO-08-1141T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Terrorism Insurance: Status of Efforts by Policyholders to Obtain Coverage: GAO-08-1057, September 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text

Various Issues Led to the Termination of the United States-Canada Shared Border Management Pilot Project: GAO-08-1038R, September 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

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Income Security

Defined Benefit Pension Plans: Guidance Needed to Better Inform Plans of the Challenges and Risks of Investing in Hedge Funds and Private Equity: GAO-08-692, August 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Federal Pensions: Judicial Survivors' Annuities System Costs: GAO-08-1104, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Improvements Needed to Address Financial and Management Challenges: GAO-08-1162T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Need for Improved Oversight Persists: GAO-08-1062, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 29 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Some Steps Have Been Taken to Improve Contracting, but a More Strategic Approach is Needed: GAO-08-871, August 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 39 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Social Security Disability: Management Controls Needed to Strengthen Demonstration Projects: GAO-08-1053, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Information Management

Health Information Technology: HHS Has Taken Important Steps to Address Privacy Principles and Challenges, Although More Work Remains: GAO-08-1138, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 23 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Management: The National Archives and Records Administration's Fiscal Year 2008 Expenditure Plan: GAO-08-1105, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 50 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: DOD and VA Have Increased Their Sharing of Health Information, but Further Actions Are Needed: GAO-08-1158T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 25 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: FBI Is Implementing Key Acquisition Methods on Its New Case Management System, but Related Agencywide Guidance Needs to Be Improved: GAO-08-1014, September 23, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Information Technology: Federal Laws, Regulations, and Mandatory Standards to Securing Private Sector Information Technology Systems and Data in Critical Infrastructure Sectors: GAO-08-1075R, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 72 pages) Accessible Text

Information Technology: Treasury Needs to Better Define and Implement Its Earned Value Management Policy: GAO-08-951, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 31 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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International Affairs

Export Promotion: The Export-Import Bank's Financing of Dual-Use Exports: GAO-08-1182R, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 3 pages) Accessible Text

Millennium Challenge Corporation: Summary Fact Sheets for 11 Compacts Entered into Force: GAO-08-1145R, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 54 pages)

NATO Enlargement: Reports on Albania and Croatia Respond to Senate Requirements, but Analysis of Financial Burdens Is Incomplete: GAO-08-1165R, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Stabilizing and Rebuilding Iraq: Iraqi Revenues, Expenditures, and Surplus: GAO-08-1144T, September 16, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 12 pages) Accessible Text

USAID Acquisition and Assistance: Actions Needed to Develop and Implement a Strategic Workforce Plan: GAO-08-1059, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

United Nations Peacekeeping: Lines of Authority for Field Procurment Remain Unclear, but Reforms Have Addressed Some Issues: GAO-08-1094, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 48 pages) Accessible Text

Visa Waiver Program: Actions Are Needed to Improve Management of the Expansion Process, and to Assess and Mitigate Program Risks: GAO-08-1142T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 22 pages) Accessible Text

Visa Waiver Program: Actions Are Needed to Improve Management of the Expansion Process, and to Assess and Mitigate Program Risks: GAO-08-967, September 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 53 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Justice and Law Enforcement

American Samoa: Issues Associated with Some Federal Court Options: GAO-08-1124T, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

U.S. Asylum System: Agencies Have Taken Actions to Help Ensure Quality in the Asylum Adjudication Process, but Challenges Remain: GAO-08-935, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 154 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Asylum System: Significant Variation Existed in Asylum Outcomes across Immigration Courts and Judges: GAO-08-940, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 130 pages) Recommendations (HTML)

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National Defense

DOD Business Systems Modernization: Important Management Controls Being Implemented on Major Navy Program, but Improvements Needed in Key Areas: GAO-08-896, September 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 62 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Business Systems Modernization: Planned Investment in Navy Program to Create Cashless Shipboard Environment Needs to Be Justified and Better Managed: GAO-08-922, September 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 65 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

DOD Systems Modernization: Maintaining Effective Communication Is Needed to Help Ensure the Army's Successful Deployment of the Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System: GAO-08-927R, September 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 15 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: DOD's Requirements Determination Process Has Not Been Effective in Prioritizing Joint Capabilities: GAO-08-1060, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Acquisitions: Fundamental Changes Are Needed to Improve Weapon Program Outcomes: GAO-08-1159T, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Acquisitions: Sound Business Case Needed to Implement Missile Defense Agency's Targets Program: GAO-08-1113, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Budget: Independent Review Is Needed to Ensure DOD's Use of Cost Estimating Tool for Contingency Operations Follows Best Practices: GAO-08-982, September 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Health Care: Oversight of Military Services' Post-Deployment Health Reassessment Completion Rates Is Limited: GAO-08-1025R, September 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

Defense Infrastructure: NORAD and USNORTHCOM Need to Reevaluate Vulnerabilities Associated with Moving the NORAD Command Center from Cheyenne Mountain to Peterson Air Force Base, and to Acknowledge Acceptance of the Risks: GAO-08-1054R, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 19 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Infrastructure: Opportunity to Improve the Timeliness of Future Overseas Planning Reports and Factors Affecting the Master Planning Effort for the Military Buildup on Guam: GAO-08-1005, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Defense Management: DOD Needs to Establish Clear Goals and Objectives, Guidance, and a Designated Budget to Manage Its Biometrics Activities: GAO-08-1065, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 37 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Global War on Terrorism: Reported Obligations for the Department of Defense: GAO-08-1128R, September 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 11 pages) Accessible Text

Human Capital: DOD Needs to Improve Implementation of and Address Employee Concerns about Its National Security Personnel System: GAO-08-773, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 78 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Disability System: Increased Supports for Servicemembers and Better Pilot Planning Could Improve the Disability Evaluation Process: GAO-08-1137, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 49 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Operations: DOD Needs to Address Contract Oversight and Quality Assurance Issues for Contracts Used to Support Contingency Operations: GAO-08-1087, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 42 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Strengthen Implementation and Oversight of DOD's and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs: GAO-08-1146T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

Military Personnel: Evaluation Methods Linked to Anticipated Outcomes Needed to Inform Decisions on Army Retirement Incentives: GAO-08-1037R, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 16 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Planning and Cost Estimates for Long-Term Support of Ballistic Missile Defense: GAO-08-1068, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 47 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Actions Needed to Enhance DOD Planning for Reposturing of U.S. Forces from Iraq: GAO-08-930, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 80 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Natural Resources

Mineral Revenues: Data Management Problems and Reliance on Self-Reported Data for Compliance Efforts Put MMS Royalty Collections at Risk: GAO-08-893R, September 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Wildlife Refuges: Changes in Funding, Staffing, and Other Factors Create Concerns about Future Sustainability: GAO-08-797, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 123 pages)

Wildlife Refuges: Trends in Funding, Staffing, Habitat Management, and Visitor Services for Fiscal Years 2002 through 2007: GAO-08-1179T, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 13 pages) Accessible Text

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Science, Space, and Technology

NASA Workforce: Briefing on National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Use of Term Appointments: GAO-08-920R, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 30 pages)

NASA: Agency Faces Challenges Defining Scope and Costs of Space Shuttle Transition and Retirement: GAO-08-1096, September 30, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Space Acquisitions: Uncertainties in the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Program Pose Management and Oversight Challenges: GAO-08-1039, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 40 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Social Services

Drug-Free Communities Support Program: Stronger Internal Controls and Other Actions Needed to Better Manage the Grant-Making Process: GAO-08-57, July 31, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 43 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

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Tax Policy and Administration

Individual Retirement Accounts: Additional IRS Actions Could Help Taxpayers Facing Challenges in Complying with Key Tax Rules: GAO-08-654, August 14, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Tax Gap: Actions That Could Improve Rental Real Estate Reporting Compliance: GAO-08-956, August 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Tax Preparers: Oregon's Regulatory Regime May Lead to Improved Federal Tax Return Accuracy and Provides a Possible Model for National Regulation: GAO-08-781, August 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 36 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

U.S. Multinational Corporations: Effective Tax Rates Are Correlated with Where Income Is Reported: GAO-08-950, August 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 46 pages) Accessible Text

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Transportation

Aviation Safety: FAA Has Increased Efforts to Address Runway Incursions: GAO-08-1169T, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 32 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Safety: FAA Has Taken Steps to Determine That It Has Made Correct Medical Certification Decisions: GAO-08-997, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 34 pages) Accessible Text

Aviation Security: TSA Is Enhancing Its Oversight of Air Carrier Efforts to Identify Passengers on the No Fly and Selectee Lists, but Expects Ultimate Solution to Be Implementation of Secure Flight: GAO-08-992, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 55 pages) Accessible Text

Commercial Aviation: Impact of Airline Crew Scheduling on Delays and Cancellations of Commercial Flights: GAO-08-1041R, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 17 pages) Accessible Text

Highway Bridge Program: Clearer Goals and Performance Measures Needed for a More Focused and Sustainable Program: GAO-08-1043, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 52 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Highway Bridge Program: Clearer Goals and Performance Measures Needed for a More Focused and Sustainable Program: GAO-08-1127T, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 21 pages) Accessible Text

Highway Public-Private Partnerships: More Rigorous Up-Front Analysis Could Better Secure Potential Benefits and Protect the Public Interest: GAO-08-1149R, September 8, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

Next Generation Air Transportation System: Status of Key Issues Associated with the Transition to NextGen: GAO-08-1154T, September 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 20 pages) Accessible Text

Next Generation Air Transportation System: Status of Systems Acquisition and the Transition to the Next Generation Air Transportation System: GAO-08-1078, September 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 44 pages) Accessible Text

Transportation Security: Transportation Worker Identification Credential: A Status Update: GAO-08-1151T, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 18 pages) Accessible Text

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Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs: Additional Details Are Needed in Key Planning Documents to Guide the New Financial and Logistics Initiative: GAO-08-1097, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 56 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Veterans Health Administration: Improvements Needed in Design of Controls over Miscellaneous Obligations: GAO-08-976, September 11, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 38 pages) Accessible Text Recommendations (HTML)

Veterans' Benefits: Improvements Needed in VA's Training and Performance Management Systems: GAO-08-1126T, September 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Highlights Page (PDF) Full Report (PDF, 10 pages) Accessible Text

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Legal Products: Decisions and Opinions

AT&T Government Solutions, Inc.: B-400216, August 28, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 6 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

Ahntech-Korea Company, Ltd.: B-400145.2, August 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair: B-400350, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 4 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

Domain Name Alliance Registry: B-310803.2, August 18, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 14 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

Election Assistance Commission--Obligation of Requirements Payments: B-316915, September 25, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

FitNet Purchasing Alliance: B-400553, September 24, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 2 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

Frontier Transportation, Inc.: B-400345, September 9, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

International Program Group, Inc.: B-400278; B-400308, September 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 8 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

LOGMET LLC: B-400355.2, September 22, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 7 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

Metro Machine Corporation--Reconsideration and Modification of Recommendation: B-311245.5, August 4, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 6 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

PR Newswire Association, LLC: B-400430, September 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 3 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

Precision Lift, Inc.: B-310540.4, June 26, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 8 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

Quantico Arms & Tactical Supply, Inc.: B-400391, September 19, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 6 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

Richard Bowers & Company: B-400276, September 12, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Decision (PDF, 5 pages) Full Decision (HTML)

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Legal Products: Federal Agency Major Rules

Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates; Payments for Graduate Medical Education in Certain Emergency Situations; Changes to Disclosure of Physician Ownership in Hospitals and Physician Self-Referral Rules; Updates to the Long-Term Care Prospective Payment System; Updates to Certain IPPS-Excluded Hospitals;: GAO-08-1119R, September 2, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Early Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds in the Contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands: GAO-08-1143R, September 15, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations: GAO-08-1139R, September 10, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service: Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2008-09 Early Season: GAO-08-1150R, September 17, 2008; Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)

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